Best-Ever Apple Pie Filling - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 oz. cinnamon red hots
1 c. hot water
1 c. light or dark raisins
6 to 8 medium to large size cooking apples
1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. allspice
4 Tbsp. flour
2 Tbsp. margarine
2 store-bought pie crusts or make your own crusts from a favorite recipe

Preparation

Dissolve 5 ounces cinnamon red hots in 1 cup very hot water. Add 1 cup raisins and let stand while preparing rest of pie. Peel, core and slice apples. Mix sugar, nutmeg and allspice. Pour over sliced apples and mix well. Add cinnamon red hots/raisins mixture. Stir well and pour into 2 prepared pie crusts. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons flour over each pie filling. Cut 1 tablespoon margarine over each pie filling. Add top crust to each pie. Bake in preheated 400\u00b0 oven 40 to 50 minutes or until done. Makes 8 servings.